Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-06
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
West Texas viii be FILLED With People
Who viii Combine Farming With
Steek Raising.
Mule Raising In ,hs Panhsndle-The Dratl
Horse Esas Won His Way TO the
Front ia America.

There were several Knox county par
ties in the city yes erday disposing of
horses on the Fort Worth market.
So
The number OF cattle going through
Fort Worth hiss not diminished IN the
lesst, but the condition of the stock is
not quite SO good as it has been. The
animals are little drawn, showing the
effect of the late unfavorable weat er
Gatewood Of Colorado was the heaviest
shipper yesterday whose cattle went
through Fort Worth.
Mr.. II. J. Wilson Of Tarrant county
arrived back in Fort Worth yesterday
after wesk's trip in the Panhandle,
where he had gone to secure pro-
perty on which TO loo ate horse and mule
ranch. He obtained the necessary land
in Armstrong county, and intends to
stock it with good quality of jacks and
mares aud 60 to breeding on large
scale. TIE establishment of commodious
Safeguards at Fort Worth will make this
city the place where all breeders CT this
sort will come to sell and buy their stock
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The Sweetwster Record says there is
demand for larger horses than our
natives. The experiment OF crossing
with the Norman is being tried to some
extent, and is proving satisfactory. o.
the Tucson ranch they now have about
twenty head of sucking colts that are
fine, which is the result of 8 cross with
the common Spanish mares and a thor
oughored Norman. Many of the horse
men are putting forth their best efforts to
improve their horse stock. In q few
years we Will be able to ship horses from
this range that will weigh from 100 to
1900 pounds, and they will bring top
prices in the market.
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A reporter yesterday met a gentleman
from West Texas, who already sees the
day of small ranches in that section
He is well acquainted with the country
north and west of Midland, and he thinks
that the soil is too well adapted to agri-
culture to remain very long IN the hands
Of the stockmar, who will not till it, The
land will be used tor that purpose for
which it is most vslu able, and it certain
~ is more valuable for agriculture than
for stock raising alone; but as the land is
SO cheap ana the produce markets as yet
SO distant and 50 light, it is probable that
the vacations OF fiTmlDg and stock raising
will be combined, and the surplus grain
raised fed to the stock, upon which cash
Can be realized.
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The honest draft horse has won his
way to the front If American stock-rais-
ing upon his merit; he is necessity of
the age, g benefit TO the breeder, 8 bless
ing to the land, and curse to none. Can
we say ss much for the fast horse? The
Parmelee Omnibus Line of Chicago en-
ploys 275 horses, all grade draft, half
blood N rman and P rcherons, weighing
from 1900 TO 1900 pounds. The dealer buys
grade horses throughout the country
Mr.. Parmslee's buyer selects out OF car
load just such as suit him, aud pSys big
price for the choice Farmers must
grade up to imported sires to get the big
prices; the heaYier he grade the higher
the price. The express Companies want
heavier horse, and the heavy tesmsters
want the heaviest horses they can GET
Vernon Guard.